RIC VII, ARLES [after 263], FAUSTA, UNLISTED ISSUE [SPES REIPUBLICAE]

OBVERSE	FLAVMAX•-FAVSTAAVG [FLAV MAX • FAVSTA AVG]; bust r., head bare, waved hair, mantled.
REVERSE	SPESREI-PVBLICAE [SALVS REIPVBLICAE]; empress stg. facing, looking l.; in her arms two children. •Q*AR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Coin similar to ARLES 285 except for dot at the beginning of the m.m., instead of at the end. Note also dot in obv. legend. The existence of other specimens with the same m.m. proves that it is unlikely an engraver's error. Additionally, in footnote 257 on p. 262 Bruun mentions one more specimen from Milan (ex Gerin Collection) "with •S*AR". Not listed in Ferrando. Should be listed in RIC after ARLES 263. See also: ARLES [after 263], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [D N CONSTANTINI...], BUST B1 ARLES [after 263], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [PROVIDENTIA AVGG] ARLES [after 263], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [PROVIDENTIA AVGG], HYBRID ARLES [after 263], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [PROVIDENTIA CAESS] ARLES [after 263], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [SARMATIA DEVICTA], BUST B1, OFFICINA P ARLES [after 263], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [SARMATIA DEVICTA], BUST B1, OFFICINA S ARLES [after 263], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [SARMATIA DEVICTA], BUST B5

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Weight 2.59 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 106 (lot 823) in August 2021 for EUR 120.